I don&#39;t have a debian based machine anymore but apt-get is your friend :)<br>apt-get remove <i><b>          --nodeps brscan4</b></i><br>apt-get install brscan4<br><br>I think you can use --ignore-depends with dpkg also.<br>

<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 8:25 AM, Wayne Davis <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:waydavis@centurylink.net" target="_blank">waydavis@centurylink.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">


  
    
  
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      <br>
      :-(    GOT THIS:<br>
      <br>
      <i>wayne@8-Core:~$ <b>sudo dpkg --purge --force-remove-reinstreq
          brscan4</b></i><i><br>
      </i><i>dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:</i><div class="im"><i><br>
      </i><i> Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should</i><i><br>
      </i><i> reinstall it before attempting a removal.</i><i><br>
      </i></div><i>(Reading database ... 413752 files and directories
        currently installed.)</i><i><br>
      </i><i>Removing brscan4 ...</i><i><br>
      </i><i>/var/lib/dpkg/info/brscan4.prerm: 3:
        /var/lib/dpkg/info/brscan4.prerm:
        /opt/brother/scanner/brscan4/setupSaneScan4: not found</i><div class="im"><i><br>
      </i><i>dpkg: error processing brscan4 (--purge):</i><i><br>
      </i></div><i> subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error
        exit status 127</i><i><br>
      </i><i>This software is based in part on the work of the
        Independent JPEG Group.</i><i><br>
      </i><i>/var/lib/dpkg/info/brscan4.postinst: 11:
        /var/lib/dpkg/info/brscan4.postinst:
        /opt/brother/scanner/brscan4/setupSaneScan4: not
        found                                                                          
      </i><i><br>
      </i><i>dpkg: error while cleaning
        up:                                                                                                                                                                   &amp;
 nbsp;&amp;nbs
p;           
      </i><i><br>
      </i><i> subprocess installed post-installation script returned
        error exit status
        127                                                                                                                                 
      </i><i><br>
      </i><i>Errors were encountered while
        processing:                                                                                                                                                                 &amp;nbsp
 ; &amp;n
bsp; 
      </i><i><br>
      </i><i> brscan4     </i><br><div><div class="h5">
      <br>
      <br>
      On 10/14/2012 11:43 PM, Brian Cluff wrote:<br>
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    <blockquote type="cite"><b>Try
        doing this:
      </b><b><br>
      </b><b>dpkg --purge --force-remove-reinstreq brscan4
      </b><br>
      <br>
      Brian Cluff
      <br>
      <br>
      On 10/14/2012 11:29 PM, Wayne Davis wrote:
      <br>
      <blockquote type="cite">
        <br>
        I want to get rid of this:
        <br>
        <br>
        <br>
        <br>
        wayne@8-Core:~$ sudo dpkg -C
        <br>
        <br>
        The following packages are in a *mess* due to serious problems
        during
        <br>
        installation.  They must be reinstalled for them (and any
        packages
        <br>
        that depend on them) to function properly:
        <br>
        * brscan4              Brother Scanner Driver*
        <br>
        <br>
        wayne@8-Core:~$ sudo dpkg*-r *brscan4-0.2.4-0.amd64
        <br>
        dpkg: warning: there&#39;s no installed package matching
        brscan4-0.2.4-0.amd64
        <br>
        <br>
        wayne@8-Core:~$ sudo dpkg -r brscan4-0.2.4-0.amd64*.deb*
        <br>
        dpkg: error: you must specify packages by their own names, not
        by
        <br>
        quoting the names of the files they come in
        <br>
        <br>
        <br>
        wayne@8-Core:~$ sudo dpkg *-P *brscan4
        <br>
        dpkg: error processing brscan4 (--purge):
        <br>
          Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
        <br>
          reinstall it before attempting a removal.
        <br>
        Errors were encountered while processing:
        <br>
          brscan4
        <br>
        <br>
        <br>
        wayne@8-Core:~$ ls
        <br>
        <br>
        brscan4-0.2.4-0.amd64
        <br>
        <br>
        *
        <br>
        **
        <br>
        Any Ideas?*
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